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Member States shall ensure that the central registers keep records of the persons accessing the information pursuant to this Article and are able to disclose them to the beneficial owners when they file a request pursuant to Article 15(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. However, Member States shall ensure that the information provided by central registers does not lead to the identification of any person consulting the register where such persons are: (a) persons acting for the purpose of journalism, reporting or any other form of expression in the media, that are connected with the prevention or combating of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing; (b) civil society organisations that are connected with the prevention or combating of money laundering, its predicate offences or terrorist financing. In addition, Member States shall ensure that entities in charge of the central registers refrain from disclosing the identity of any third-country counterpart of Union AML/CFT competent authorities referred to in Article 2(1), point 44(a) and (c), of Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, for as long as necessary to protect the analyses or investigations of that authority. In relation to the persons referred to in points (a) and (b) of the second subparagraph of this paragraph, Member States shall ensure that where beneficial owners file a request pursuant to Article 15(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, they are provided with information on the function or occupation of the persons having consulted their beneficial ownership information. For the purposes of the third subparagraph, when requesting access to beneficial ownership information pursuant to this Article, the authorities shall indicate the period for which they request the central registers to refrain from disclosure, which shall not exceed 5 years, and the reasons for that restriction, including how the provision of the information would jeopardise the purpose of their analyses and investigations. Member States shall ensure that, where central registers do not disclose the identity of the entity having consulted the beneficial ownership information, any extension of that period shall only be granted on the basis of a justified request by the authority in the third country, for a maximum period of 1 year, after which a new justified request for extension shall be submitted by that authority.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-09-04